Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-28
PARSONS GROWING FOLLY.
He Obtains Brief Lease Of Oflcs By An
Injunction.
LINCOLN PEOPLE INDIGNANT.
This Last Move Looked Upon As An
Outrage-Oiiing Up the Legal Ma.
chine-Divorce Suits-Some
Political Pointers,

fFRoM THE BEES LINCOLN BUREAU.l
There was much excitement in Lin.
coin yesterday when 1t became known
thot the attorney for Police Judge Par.
sons had secured an injunction from the
United States court restraining the 0city
council from further action in the in.
vestigation and charges that have been
the subject OF trial and comment for two
months past. This remarkable proceed.
ing fixes December as the time when the
mayor and council shall 60 to
Omaha and answer why the lnjunc.
tion should not be made permanent.
This IL remarkable procedure and the
public at large is justly indignant. That
the federal courts should interfere in
case of this character to prevent the
council and mayor from investig attn 2
and removing a corrupt official is spec.
tacle that is beyond comparison and
public opinion that has been divided, is
to-day moving unanimously against the
high handed procedure. The city coun-
Gil has heard the charges against Police
Judge Parsons through their committee
and the finding of the committee was
unanimous for removal of the Judge
from Office. The plea was made for a
time has been used to invoke the federal
court in case between the city council
and one OF the city officials under its
control. Public opinion seems to be that
il the judge had entered plea of guilty
from the housetop that the con.
fession would have been mild
compared with the proceedings of his
attorneys In this matter. The council is
being urged to pay no attention to the
order from the federal court but to act
on the merits of the case and not let their
findings be thwarted by such an unwar-
ranted action as this which obviously is
intended to thwart the direct action of
the council and perpetuate In office an
official who has been tried and convicted
by long investigation. This last act is
the browning folly of the police Judge
himself.
PREPARING FOR COURT.
The district court for this county, that
convenes the coming month, is exciting
the attention of the clerk of the court,
who Is busy getting the docket out for
the term. A grand and petit jury has
been drawn for the term, the petit jury
comprising the following citizens: George
Camp, Henry Mundt, w. r. Dakin.
George ". Bnrtis, j. J. Bsyers, !; H. Bul.
J. Il; MAIDEN, j. u: johnson, j. b: Vail,
q. W. Eggleson, j. II. Harley, r. II.
Mofiitt, Thomas Fitzgerald, J. u. Miller,
j. Nolan, James II. Wilson, +. j.
Brithower, +. G. Wittswick, Gerritt
Ripen. Henry Miller, William Kinyon,
q. X. Van Dyre.
Two new cases were entered on the di-
vorce side of the ledger yesterday. One
is that of Benjamin X. Roberts against
Poh TO i,N xs,hi 90
alleged. The parties were married IN
1886 and the desertion dates from that
year. The second divorce case is that
of Margaret Riley against John Riley.
Her claim is that her husband is an ha-
bitual drunkard. that he is guilty of gross
cruelty, striking and beating her and
driving her from the house. She asks
that the property may fall to her.
STATE HOUSE NOTES.
Tho contract for the building of the
hospital for the incurablv insane ut Hast.
ings has been awarded to Ellis, Reynolds
4 Specker, Norfolk. The appropria-
ton for the building was $4,000 ana the
bids as opened were as follows: j. Il. l.
Cleland, Hastings. $4,000; Scales Il
Clark, Hastings, $73. 10; George f. Ces-
%ssass pSy hss'ngs Gs samHs Rav1oIss ChIsaey
asEs, SpeokeF, NorfclS, ssSI ses, % ,soo N0'no'u' "
Judge s. B. Pond. of this district,
handed in his resignation as Judge to
Acting Governor Shedd ut noon to-day.
Governor Shedd accepted the resignation
to take effect on the 1st ofOctober, at which
time Governor Thayer will be ut home
to act further In the premises. AS there
is no term of court to commence until
October 10 it is probable that the gov.
ernor will wait unli the judicial district
nomination is made and nominate the
republican candidate to succeed Judge
Pond.
Secretary Laws and Treasurer Willard
went to Norfolk yesterday to visit the
state insane hospital located at that
place.
The call of the Second district cases IN
the supreme court yesterday brought nu-
merOIs attorneys from the bars of Cass
and Otoe counties to the court room.
RAILROADS TREMENDOUSLY ACTIVE.
AS the day for holding the republican
state convention draws near the interest
In the gathering increases. The roads
that have set out TO retire Judge Max
we'll have relaxed none OF their efforts.
and on the other hand the people over
the state are awakening to the realization
that the railroads are more desperately
In politics than ever and endorsements of
the efforts of the board of transportation
to lower freight rates come up from all
sections of the state. Among the counties
of late to hold conventions are Seward
: that endorses the efforts to reduce rates
and sends Attorney General Leese, of the
state board, as one of the delegates. Red
Willow county. the homo of Secretary
Laws who is also member of the board,
sends that official as one of the state del.
egates. The fine work of the roads con-
inues and the familiar faces of oil room
patriots arc again seen in the hotel lob
bies. The scheme to have several candi-
dates for Judge who in turn are to unite
on any man to beat Maxwell is being Wig.
orOusly worked with Dillworth at the
head working Il sectional interest in the
western part of the state.
The question of two regents of the
state university is attracting more than
customary attention and the contest for
the two places on the board promises to
be more lively than usual. Among the
candidates for regents are DIR. Davis, OF
McCook, who has selected his delegates
to the state convention and who has q
numerous following in this part of the
state. State Senator MlcklejOhn, OF
Nance county, Is frequently and favora>
bly, mentioned for one of the regents
while McAllister. of Central City, Is also
a prominently mentioned north. h.of-the
Platte candidate, and King, of Polk, q
former member Of the legislature, is de>
ua1n ,i,,.r 81 ,.veh . ,ol, ot, NnI I, .